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Bureau of Missing Persons is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film with comic overtones directed by Roy Del Ruth. The screenplay by Robert Presnell is based on the book Missing Men by former New York City Police Captain John H. Ayers and Carol Bird.
Plot
Brash detective Butch Saunders is demoted from the robbery division to the bureau of missing persons. Captain Webb, his new boss, is unsure whether Butch will fit in or is on his way out of the police department. Webb assigns Joe Musik to show Butch around. Gradually, Butch earns Webb's respect and trust.
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| author | Robert Presnell Sr |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Roy Del Ruth |
| genre | comedy crime drama |
| keywords | apartment building chicago child prodigy divorce embezzlement investment banker married missing person missing wife murder new boss old lady police department police station run away twin brother vanish |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun |
| producer | Friz Freleng Henry Blanke |
| theme | comedy-drama crime comedy |